Question

An art class contains 87 jars of paint. One third of the paint colors is red the remaining two thirds is purple.what is the ratio of purple paint to red paint...?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total no. of paint jars = 87

red paint jars = ⅓

purple paint jars = ⅔

ratio of purple paint jars to red paint jars = ⅔× ⅓ = 2:1

THE RATIO OF PURPLE PAINT JARS TO RED PAINT JARS IS 2:1

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Answer 2

Answer:

13 are red

So,

No. of red colors = 1/3 × 87 = 29

No. of purple colors = 2/3 × 87 = 2 × 29 = 58

So,

Ratio = 58/29

Ratio = 2/1